I’ve been chipping away at some stuff, recovering from my sprint to wrap up my Killa Kan by the end of 2020. Remember when I said version 3.0 of my Warlord, Moonkrumpa, was his final form? I was wrong! I realized how off it felt to have the leader of an army of Orks with […]
WIP it good: puttering Read More »
In 2020, I became a miniature-painter. Prior to February, I was a guy who sometimes painted miniatures and generally didn’t especially enjoy it. But this year I painted more minis than I had in my 30+ years of sporadic painting prior to 2020 — almost twice as many, in fact. So I’m still a beginner,
My 2020 in miniature painting Read More »
I’m in my sprint to see how many minis I can book in 2020, and this ruin — the largest piece of terrain I’ve ever painted (although it’s a medium-sized piece) — brings my December total up to 25. I’m not sure how best to photograph terrain. My lightbox wasn’t going to work because the
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While puttering away at this terrain, I stumbled across a battle report in White Dwarf #456 which features this same Manufactorum line. The view from above, unlike the photos on GW’s website, finally showed me what was going on with the middle of each ruined floor: hazard stripes! I laid down some 3mm Vallejo hobby
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Today I wrapped up three small terrain elements, a ruin and two pipes, from the Vertigus set — the first terrain I’ve ever painted. Weathering is a hoot. Applying Nihilakh Oxide for a verdigris effect just makes me happy. Rust (thinned-down Skrag Brown followed by spots of thinned-down Fire Dragon Bright) is surprisingly interesting to
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Over the past week or so I’ve been busy with Orks and terrain. I started off my building the rest of my first 10x Ork Boyz, the “back five” of Skrudd’s Krumpas. I finally found a head that worked for my “pauldron as a hat” idea, which looks just the right amount of goofy for
WIP it good: Manufactorum terrain, more Ork Boyz, more storage Read More »
After assembling, priming/base-coating, and doing the initial wash on my Manufactorum terrain pieces, I tucked into the next steps — and realized it was time for a guide to those steps, and the colors I’m using, so that Future Martin can replicate it all on the next batch. Warhammer TV reference videos My primary guide
Battlezone: Manufactorum terrain color guide and painting steps Read More »
On Sunday morning, I picked up where I’d left off with my terrain on Saturday: Wraithbone done, all-over Seraphim Sepia wash. Next up was a pin wash with Agrax Earthshade. The pin wash is subtle, but I like the effect. Both of these pieces have had their all-over Seraphim Sepia wash, but the one on
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When I finished varnishing Squad Caedes on Friday night, I checked the weather and saw that the only day in the next two weeks that might be spray-paint friendly was Saturday, and sprang into action. I built as much Manufactorum terrain as I could handle before bed, which turned out to be three pipes and
Time to bone some wraiths Read More »
My first 40k scenery just arrived, the absolutely massive Vertigus set. I’ve been kicking around the idea of Zandri Dust for the stone and Khorne Red for the metal, the former coming from a Warhammer TV video aimed at the Kill Team Imperialis terrain (rather than this Manufactorum set) and the latter being the studio
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